Effectiveness of Unified Transdiagnostic Treatment and Reality Therapy on Irritability and Children’s Self-efficacy for Peer Interaction in Children with Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder

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1 Ph.D of psychology, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch , Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Community Health Research Center, Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.

Abstract

This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of unified transdiagnostic treatment and reality therapy on irritability and children’s self-efficacy for peer Interaction in children with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder.
Methods: The study was quasi-experimental, utilizing a pre-test, post-test, follow-up design, and included a control group. The statistical population consisted of 8-11 year old boys with disruptive mood disorder in Isfahan city along with their mothers who referred to child counseling centers in Isfahan city in 2022. Among them, 45 children and their mothers purposively selected and randomly assigned to three groups of 15 (two experimental groups and one control group).The research tools included Shah Mohammadi et al.'s Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder Scale, Stringer et al.'s Affective Reactivity Index, and Wheeler and Ladd's peer self-efficacy scale. Interventions (transdiagnostic treatment and reality therapy) were implemented for the experimental groups during 10 sessions, with 60 minutes for children and 30 minutes for mothers. Research data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance.
Results: The results showed that unified transdiagnostic treatment and reality therapy led to a decrease in irritability and an increase in Children’s Self-efficacy for Peer Interaction, and this effectiveness was significant and stable (p<0.001). There was no significant difference between the two treatment methods.
Conclusion: As a result, both mentioned treatments can be used to improve irritability and self-efficacy in relationships with peers of children with disruptive disorder in specialized child counseling centers.

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Journal of Clinical Psychology

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Available Online from 05 October 2024

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  • Receive Date: 21 July 2024
  • Revise Date: 16 September 2024
  • Accept Date: 25 September 2024

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